"But this is just the beginning because now the real journey begins, staying focused, going to school, continue working," explained Jaramillo.

Some of the landlords renting to vets are vets themselves."I'm doing this because I am my brother's keeper, and I am a member of the Armed Forces, and I think it's something I had the opportunity and I've been blessed. So why not share that blessing?" said Ray Watts, a landlord.

Mayor Sam Liccardo believes the success of housing vets will lead to a wider program. While 510 out of 700 vets have been placed, the vets challenge isn't over."Every month there are more veterans who are being pushed out on the street because of high housing costs, and so this is going to be an effort that we're going to have to continue to pursue," he said.

Even the President of the Board of Supervisors Dave Cortese has rented out a room to a vet.

"It's not entirely magnanimous. You rent to a veteran; you get rent. That room would have been sitting empty. And I think there's so many people that have 4, 5 bedroom houses here in the suburbs in San Jose and Silicon Valley that can easily rent one of their rooms to a veteran," said Cortese.